Results & Reports –

Seniors 1 Thorn Dancer 2 Thorn Fire 3 Galemire Grace 4 Capetown 5 Miterdale Force 6 Jenny’s Delight. 30 Ran Time 25.37.

Pups 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Miterdale Copper 3 Overwater Roger 4 Kenmore 5 Miterdale rusty 6 Mylana . 12 ran time 16.33

OR 1 Overwater Jack 2 Dairy Lightning 3 Black Eyed Pea 4 Paloma Faith 5 Great Gable 6 Black Eyed Boy 20 ran Time 16.53.

Oulton and all that Jazz.

Seniors 1 Jazz Singer 2 Try Again 3 Meadow Dixie 4 J LS 5 Arizona 6 Persian Prince. 10 Ran . Time 27.58

.Also Ran. Prudence-Keystone- Bracelet – Cracking Mover.

Pups 1 Margaret Rose 2 General James 3 Liz 4 Larty Carty 5 Just Mick 6 Speed On . 30 Ran Time 16.11.

Also Ran. Jazz Lyric- Accolade – Adventure – Silver Dawn – Canny Mover-Cool Enough – Wanted – Breeze -Telstar – Speed On -Quiet Otter – Quiet Badger -Dan’s Lad -Sunset Hope – Eclipse – Foxparke Fandango – Foxparke Honky Tonk.- Foxparke Rosie Lee – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Foxparke Mamma Mary – Overwater Hally – Spring Rose-_ Sweet Harmony – Kinniside Nell – KInniside Bess

OM 1 Jazz Band 2 Sunset Ridge 3 Eden Rossi 4 Foxparke So Be It 5 Aspire 6 Hunter’s Dale . 25 Ran . Time 16.08

. Also Ran. Artisan- Westgate Belle – Cracking Gold – Mystery Girl – Cool Miracle -Fram 0-Eden Rocco – Eden Rouge – Irish Pride -Foxparke Hallujah – Foxparke Hurry On – Foxparke Yabbadabbadoo – Plan B – Da Look – Chinook – Doll – McCoy – Kinniside Joe – Hunter’s Molly .

Report.. Well to put it mildly it wasn’t,- mild! that is ! The ten seniors were not far into the race when it started to hail then it faired up and the birds started to sing, In fact Denis Reay heard the cuckoo and anybody seeing us standing on a hill end must have thought we were cuckoo!

The senior trail and even money favourite Jazz Singer notched up win number three when she led across the last road and kept Try Again at bay to win by a length, Meadow Dixie was third.

Margaret Rose won the pups just in front of General James , who led for most of the trail, last weeks winner Liz was in third.

Unfortunately there was no video coverage of the seniors because it was too cold and the pups because we were too slow but we have coverage of the last trail crossing the last road. It seems that Jazz Band has an unassailable lead but he is prone to do the ‘ unusual’ and after criss- crossing the finish still held on to beat Sunset Ridge.

We roll on to the weekend and just looked at the weather forecast for next Monday. 10 degrees that ‘s quite hot isn’t it?

Seniors 1 Marli 2 Jazz Singer 3 Endure 4 Persian Bay 5 Lady Bethan 6 Persian Sky 17 Ran. Time 28.30.

Also Ran. Remember Me – Mr Dec- Another Bay – Tommy’s Legacy – Rooster – Cracking On – Venus – Huntsman’s Hope – Persian Gold – Marlou – Sambuca.

Senior Maidens 1 Canny Girl 2 Willow Bay 3 Foxparke So Be It, 4 Eden Rossi 5 Huntsman’s Jenny 6 Grange Music . 27 Ran Time 30.20.

Also Ran   .Mr Ant – Crackling Gold- Persian Prince – Song Bird – Jazz Band – Layla – Chinook – Superstition – My Way – What Look – Maybe – Blueboy – Mrs McGregor – Artisan – Eden Rouge – Aspire – Sparrowmire Lily – Sparrowmire Angel -Kaiser Sosa – Foxparke Turbo – Plan B.

Pups 1 Larty Carty 2 Canny Mover 3 Margaret Rose 4 Overwater Hally 5 Foxparke Homeward Dude 6 MIsha  . 20 Ran Time 18.23.

Also Ran. Phoenix – That’s Life – Eclipse – Manna – Queen -Adventure – Huntsman’s Loyal – Kenmore – Cool Enough – Singapore Sling – Foxparke Fandango – Foxparke Mamma Mary – Foxparke Rosie Lee – Jazz Lyric.

ONW 1 Mystery Girl 2 Black Eyed Boy 3 Sweet Harmony 4 Spring Rose 5 Wyatt Earp 6 Accolade . 25 Ran . Time 18.17.

Also Ran – Popeye – Bobby Dazzler – Borderman – Summer Rose = Summer Dancer – Hayley – Cool Miracle – Silver Dawn – Black Russian – Stand By –  Foxparke Honky Tonk – Tough Look – Tempress – Speed On -Foxparke Babushka – Hutton Toyah – Hutton Molly

All-In 1 Two Tone 2 Bracelet 3 Fireman Sam 4Overwater Arnie 5 Persian Sun 6 Hunter’s Dale. 37 Ran Time 16.52.

Also Ran. Carrick -McCoy – Miss Ellie – Cleveland – Dawn – Cracking Mover =-  Howgill Bennela = Boston – Fram – Simply Rascal – Super Sandy – Paloma Faith – Razzle Dazzle – Eden Rocco = Black Eyed Pea = Ben  10- Black Mist – Thorn Fire – Bewitched – Westgate Belle – Westgate  Rose- Silver Spangle- Santino – Foxparke Peggy Sue -Foxparke Hurry On – Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke Yabadabbado – Jimmy Choo – Tagget – Prudence – Keystone.

Report. The first trail meeting of 2016 at Helton and 126 hounds + 1 took part.

The one being retired hound Cracking Thorpe enjoying life in Rawtenstall and the Lancashire fells . He pulled hard on his harness and escaped in the direction of the senior maiden start. Thankfully he found his way home unlike two hounds which at the time of writing were still missing.

The seniors and a win for Marli , her third of the season, at the expense of in form Jazz Singer, who led onto the finish. Here out of view from the field the trod up the finish splits into two with a another pathway in between. Marli took one Jazz the other and Endure took the middle. Then they merge into one, first into this wins and it was Marli.

The senior maidens didn’t have that problem as Canny Girl was well clear beating Willow Bay by 100 metres.

The juniors and once more they came in a bunch and Larty Carty ( named after a trailer of the past) scored for the first time denying a Black double by holding off Canny Mover and Margaret Rose.

The non winners – and a welcome success for Ray and Glenis with Mystery Girl. I am not sure which hound led across the road but it was slightly off putting to be hiding behind the grit bin and seeing ‘Wyatt Earp ‘ heading in your direction. all guns blazing!’

That left the all-in and a field that included last seasons senior Champion and runner up and course specialist Two Tone who ran the trail a minute and a half faster than the other short trails.

There are video recordings of the first three trails on the website

unfortunately the non-winners , after a couple of hounds summersaulted the last road was declared x- rated.

Seniors 1 Thorn Dancer 2 Daisy Dream 3 Discard 4 Galemire Grace 5 Washington 6 Miterdale Force . 14 Ran Time 26.01.

Also Ran. Debra – Lady Anne – Serenity – Capetown – Celtic Ty – NIght Vision – Shameless – Glory.

Pups 1 Overwater Roger 2 Miterdale Rusty 3 Miterdale Copper 4 Kinniside Nell 5 KInniside Bess 6 Mylana . 11 Ran Time 17.12

Also Ran. Thorn dollar – Yorkshire Lad – Come Home Jack -Ronnie’s Rascal – Apollo .

Open Maidens. 1 Explore  2 Yogi Bear 3 Overwater Jack 4 Eshdale Matilda 5 Mickledore 6 Pip’s Lad 27 Ran Time 16.25.

Also Ran. Miterdale Proper – Miterdale Prim – Miterdale One – Lady Helen – Sental – Whistling Beauty – Full House – Silver Belle – Quiet Siskin – Billy Whizz – Come Home Alfie – Rickman – Skiddadle – Blueband – Tiagress – Bant’s Mist – Glenwood Mist – Irish Pride – Midnight Show – KInniside Joe – DA Look  26 Ran Time 16.25.

OPEN RESTRICTED 1 Littman 2 Dairy Lightning 3 Free spirit 4 Cartier 5 Casanova 6 Great Gable .  14 Ran Time 17.14

Also Ran Miterdale Princess – Thorn Dolly – Out Of The Blue – HIghness – Flawless – Starlight – jade’s Jem – Kerry more.

Report.

Deja- Vu at Low Place when once again Thorn Dancer showed a clean pair of heels to her rivals winning by a 100 yards from Daisy Dream and in the pups Overwater Roger came from second place, as he did on Wednesday, to win his third race of the season.

Explore turned the tables on Yogi in the maidens, in no uncertain manner , by a considerable margin and in the last kennelmates Littman and Dairy Lightning were 1-2 for Steve Riley in a remarkably quiet finish,.

Seniors 1 Jazz Singer 2 Try Again 3 Persian Bay 4Endure 5 J L S 6 Arizona.

13 Ran Time 28.49.

Also Ran .Another Bay -Try Time -Jenny’s Choice – Jenny’s Delight – Aspire – Remember Me – Meadow Dixie

Pups 1 Liz 2 General James 3 Larty Carty 4 Speed On 5 Dan’s Lad 6 Just Mick. 22 Ran Time 16.45.

Also ran.Jazz Lyric -Quiet Badger – Jenny’s Aura – Eclipse – Silver Dawn- Canny Mover -Wanted – Cool Enough – Foxparke Honky Tonk -Foxparke Rosie Lee – Foxparke Homeward Dude. Foxparke Fandago – Tough Luck – Spring Rose – Sweet Harmony – Sultan.

Open Maidens 1 Thorn Fire 2 Jazz Band 3 Sunset Ridge 4 Cracking Gold 5 Trooper Thorn 6 Willow Bay.31 Ran Time 16.11.

Also Ran . Fram -Huntsman’s Jenny –  – Bobby Dazzler –  – Westgate Belle — Doll – Canny Girl -Breeze – Barncroft Return – Cool Miracle – Twist – Hunter’s Dale – Boston – Kaiser Sosa – Irish Pride – Blueboy – Plan B- Foxparke Hallelujah – Foxparke Turbo- Foxparke So Be It – Eden Rouge – Eden Rocco – Eden Rossi – Stand By – Chinook -Hutton Molly .

Report.

Is there a name for the Oulton wind? it is nice and warm everywhere else , get out of the car on the first road crossing and the first words spoken are ‘ you’ll need your coat on!’.

The senior trail and winning for the second time was second favourite Jazz Singer, she overhauled Try Again up the Oulton Hill to take the flag in more ways than one, these two closely followed by Persian Bay and Endure . These four were clear coming out of the wood and kept their advantage to the tape.

In the juniors the aptly named Liz got the better of General James and Larty Carty in a close finish. Aptly named because of the Queens’ 90th birthday, Liz was winning for the second time this season and goes to the top of the table.

Thorn Fire was an easy winner of the maidens ,Jazz Band and Sunset Ridge second and third.

The prize money and paraphernalia were presented by Tim Backshall from Border’ crack and deekabout’.

Seniors 1 Meadow Dixie 2 Persian Prince 3 Aspire 4 Canny Girl 5 Arizona 6 Maybe 13 Ran Time 28.10.

Also Ran. Jenny’s Delight – Huntsman’s Kraka – Huntsman;s Jewel – Cracking Mover- Jenny’s Rose -Persian Sky – Marlou.

Pups 1 Queen 2 General James 3 Jazz Lyric 4 Jenny’s Aura 5 Dan’s Lad 6 Margaret Rose . 22 Ran Time 22.58.

Also Ran. Huntsman’s Loyal – Silver Dawn – Phoenix – Accolade – Adventure – Manna – LIz – Just Mick – Telstar – Overwater Hally – Foxparke Babushka -Spring Rose – Sweet Harmony – Sultan – Stand By . Canny Mover.

All- In 1 Chinook 2 Eden Rossi 3 Mrs McGregor 4 Mr Dec 5 Cartier 6 Westgate Rose.. 34 Ran . Time 19.15.

#Also Ran .Fram – Howgill Bennela – Bobby Dazzler -Cracking Gold – Cracking On – Superstition – Super Sandy – Rickman – Lakeland Jan – Black Mist – Boston – Persian Son – Persian Gold -Artisan – Razzle Dazzle -Hunter’s Dale – Westgate Belle -Simply Rascal- Grange Music -Irish Pride – Kaiser Sosa – Carrick – McCoy – Cleveland – Eden Rocco – Eden Rouge – Hutton Toyah – Hutton Molly .

Report. The first of the Lazonby Trails for 2016 and all went well, no hounds missing, the pigs behaved, Clare showed John how to make a book, Steve sold out, and the promoter won the opening event.

And the opening event provided a comfortable win for Meadow Dixie after Persian Prince had run of a true line on the finish ( a habit he has at this venue)The first four in the seniors poached an early lead and they finished well clear of the rest headed by Arizona (£3 towards cost)

The pups , and eighteen of them were within stricking distance when coming into view at half way, onto the finish and here the favourite General James showed in front of Queen and the one who finished eighth which swerved to the fence and lost ground.

Queen , who celebrates her 90th on Thursday and will be at Oulton, the hound not her majesty, finished well to deny the ‘General’ and win by a length with Jazz Lyric in third and fifteen others not far behind.

The All-In and with a following wind it was Chinook in a close finish with an Eden,  Mr McGregor’s Wife, and the other half of ‘Ant’.

Seniors 1 Thorn Dancer 2 Marli 3 Jazz Singer 4 Galemire Grace 5 Huntsman’s Kraka 6 Washington. 19 Ran Time 26.29.

Also Ran.  Lady Anne – Layla –Huntsman’s Jewel -Jenny’s Delight -Sambuca -Tommy’s Legacy -Huntsman’s Hope -Tommy’s Legacy -Celtic Ty -Serenity -Daisy Dream – Debra – Lady Bethan -Marlou

Senior Maidens.1 Miterdale Force 2 Jazz Band 3 Songbird 4 Huntsman’s Jenny 5 Explore 6 Discard . 27 Ran Time 27.06.

Also ran.Miterdale Prim -Glory -Black Eyed boy – Sental -Mickledore -Yogi Bear -Silver Belle _Mr Ant -Blue Boy -Maybe – Sparrowmire Lily -Sparrowmire Angel-.My way -Tempress – Wyatt Earp -Canny Girl – Skiddadle – Full House – Mrs McGregor .

Pups 1 Miterdale Copper 2 Overwater Roger 3 Miterdale Rusty 4 Jenny’s Aura 5 Misha 6 Canny Mover 24 Ran Time 16.57.

Open Restricted 1 Shameless 2 Miterdale Princess 3 Free Spirit 4 Cartier 5 Littman 6 Capetown 28 Ran. Time 17.40.

Also Ran. Miterdale Princess – Lady Helen – Quiet Linnet -Quiet Beaver – Dawn – Popeye – Jenny’s Rose – Great Gable – Whistling Beauty -Out Of The Blue – Casanova – Mr Dec– Blueband – Starlight – Jade’s Jem – Cool Miracle – – ,Paloma Faith – Razzle Dazzle – Rickman – Dairy LIghtning – Highness – Flawless – Kinniside Joe .

Veterans 1 Pip’s Lad 2 Black Eyed Pea .3 Artisan 4 Miterdale One 5 Da Look 6 What Look. 14 Ran Time 17.37

.Also Ran.Tagget – Kerrymore -Cleveland – Quiet Siskin – Simply Rascal -Valhalla – Tiagress – Jimmy Choo.

Report. Before we go onto the trails we all wish James and his partner all the best , I don’t know the outcome but He left the field at a ‘rate of knots’ , a daddy to be !.

Marli and Daisy Dream were made favourites after Wednesday’s results but having finished eighth  on Wednesday , her winter coat removed, last years bitch produce winner , Thorn Dancer showed in front and came away for an easy win from Marli and Thursday’s winner Jazz Singer.

The Senior maidens and a phone call to grandmother , after the trail , from Sophie told the tale of a victory for non- winner Miterdale Force, who was up to her old tricks of ‘not finishing’ but this time with the help of the last drop she had enough momentum to take her over the tape, only then did she ‘ charge off’ in the direction of home and then return over the tape again . Jazz Band held on for second with former puppy champion Songbird in third.

After Wednesday’s 1-2 the Miterdale’s were expected to emulate this but although ‘Copper’ won , Overwater Roger split them, These three and fourth and fifth were well clear of the remainder .

The restricted trail and victory went to Shameless , who won Wednesday nights void trail. the five year old came from seventh to win easily from another Miterdale , this time ‘Princess’ in front of Free Spirit ( Cliff was watching from the disabled car park)

The first veterans of the season and this went to first year veteran Pip’s Lad, in front of Black Eyed Pea and Artisan ,also first year veterans. The time of the last two trails were nearly identical and compared favourably with Wednesday night’s times.

The trails were well supported and gate money exceeded expectations, the only thing was that Jimmy Batty didn’t know that the trails were on last Wednesday and made a complaint about the missing fixture from the fixture sheet ( my fault).Having said he would have had a substantial bet on the winner , I had a quick collection on his behalf and got precisely nowt.

By the way it is nice to get praise when praise is due and last Sunday at Oulton things were rather hectic on the road crossing and in particular one hound decided to walk up the main road followed by a ‘young ‘ lady who got the hound off the road and down the farm lane. This was witnessed by one of our regulars and he remarked that he thought my ‘daughter had done a ‘good’ job.

The daughter in question was Caroline my 57 year old partner.

Seniors 1 Jazz Singer 2 Endure 3 Persian Prince 4 Meadow Dixie 5 Venus 6 Persian Bay. 20 Ran Time 29.12.

Also Ran. Another Bay -Try Again -Try Time -Sambuca -Aspire -Persian Sky -JLS- Cracking Mover -Billy Bowe -Arizona – Santino -Remember Me -Keystone

Pups  1 General James 2 Liz 3 Margaret Rose 4 Larty Carty 5 Queen 6 Speed On  23 Ran Time 17.00

. Also Ran. Phoenix – Quiet Badger -Accolade – Cool Enough – Just Mick – Step Up -Sultan – Spring Rose – Sweet Harmony – Foxparke Babushka -Tough Look – Foxparke Fandango -Foxparke Honky Tonk -Foxparke Rosie Lee -Foxparke Homeward Dude – Foxparke Mamma Mary -Overwater Hally .

OM 1 Cracking Gold 2 Sunset Ridge 3 Willow Bay 4 Jazz Band 5 Hunter’s Dale 6 Westgate Rose. 46 Ran Time 16.44.

also Ran. Bobby Dazzler – Howgill Bennela – Quiet Beaver -Boston – Persian Sun -Cracking Gold – Meadow Josie – Trooper Thorn – Fram – Silver Dawn – Westgate Belle – Telstar- Doll – Quiet Siskin – Mystery Girl – Cool Miracle – Sugar Ray 0 Grange music – Eden Rossi = Eden Rocco -Eden Rouge – Barncroft Return – Summer Rose – Summer Dancer – Lakeland Lad – Dan’s Lad – Kaiser Sosa – Blue boy – Blue band – Stand By – Chinook – Plan B- Foxparke So Be It – Foxparke Turbo – Foxparke Hallelujah – Da Look – Wanted – McCoy – Flash Dance -Jazz Lyric – Irish Pride

Report : From the view of a scout- Firstly it was a big improvement from Sunday especially concerning the juniors , who apparently on Sunday practically went round the  trail twice. They made no errors on the first section and apart from the odd one successfully navigated the other road crossings.

The senior trail was once a\gain dominated by Endure and it was only  in the dying strides that Jazz Singer got up to win by the narrowest of margins. There was also an excellent performance by Persian Prince in third place.

General James , a pre season fancy for the championship, held on for victory over Liz . His namesake, once more back in the fray, shouting him home.

It was quite a sight watching 46 hounds charging over the first road crossing and we managed to count them , Studdy got 45 , Ed got 44, Wiggy got 41 and I got double vision. It was a Cracking Race , just ask Bill Mellon.

Further to Sundays trails a lady waiting at the road crossing was sworn at by somebody in a car , she made a complaint of which we apologised and would deal with it. The moral is treat people with respect even if she did blow her horn.

Seniors 1 Marli  2 Daisy Dream 3 Lady Bethan 4 Jenny’s Delight 5 Overwater Arnie 6 Huntsman’s Jenny . 34 Ran Time 25.57.

Also Ran  Come Home Alfie- Eshdale Matilda -Billy Whizz – Miterdale prim – Miterdale Force – Miterdale Princess -Miterdale Proper – Huntsman’s Kraka – Huntsman’s Jewel – Lady Anne -Rooster – Layla – Washington – Song bird – Celtic Ty – Galemire Grace – Serenity – Sental – Explore – Discard – Thorn Dolly – Debra – Thorn Dancer – Yogi Bear – High Style – Maybe – Marlou -Bewitched .

Pups 1 Miterdale Copper 2 Miterdale Rusty 3 Overwater Roger 4 Jenny’s Aura 5 Canny Mover 6 Quiet Otter . 20 Ran Time 17.30.

Also Ran. Out Of Gable – Mylana – Apollo – Misha -Kenmore – Thorn Dollar – Hunters Sparkle – Manna – Adventure – Black Russian – Ronnie’s Rascal – Kinniside Bess – Kinniside Nell – Yorkshire Lad .

OR . Trail declared void when 16 hounds went in the opposite direction.

Free Spirit – Simply Rascal – Levitate – Huntsman’s Hope – Overwater Jack – Glory – Starlight – Kerry more – Jenny’s Rose – Valhalla – Silver Belle – Casanova – Black Eyed boy – Cancellara – Wyatt Earp – Artisan – Quiet Linnet – Dawn – Tommy’s Legacy – Tempress – Jimmy Choo – Kinniside Joe – Littman – Dairy Lighting – Flawless – Highness – Shameless – Tiagress – Misha.

Report: Instead of a parrot fashion report , a different slant, concerning the final event . It was unfortunate that the hounds struck the finishing end and consequently some hounds ran the full senior trail in reverse although this was not a long trail it was significant in , that the trail had been laid at four ‘o clock and now it was after eight , and the hounds preferred this to the freshly laid puppy trail. It was only last week when it was reported as ‘ the hounds can’t hunt the mixture’ what are you going to do!  Nowt!  And for those who don’t know the hounds the first three to finish were two five year olds and a six year old.

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Persian Bay 3 Jazz Singer 4 Venus 5 JLS 6 Sambuca .19 Ran Time 29.48.

Also Ran. Another Bay – Persian Sky -Thorn Dancer -Debra -Two Tone -Cracking On – Cracking Mover -Remember Me – Persian Prince -Fireman Sam -Santino -Arizona -Overwater Arnie

Pups Void Over Time. Ran Accolade- Boston – Mylanna – Phoenix – Silver Dawn – Silver Dusk – Overwater Hally-Canny Mover – Liz -Just Mick – Telstar – Cool Enough – Sunset Hope -Margaret Rose – Larty Carty -Step Up -Stand By -Spring Rose – Summer Dancer -Summer Rose -Tough Luck -Black Russian -Singapore Sling

OM 1 Thorn Fire 2 Hunter’s Dale 3 Sunset Ridge 4 Cracking Gold 5 Willow Bay 6 Trooper Thorn , 40 Ran Time. 16.58.

Also Ran. Jazz Band -Persian Sun- Westgate Belle -Westgate Rose – Grange Music – Doll – Howgill Benella – Quiet Badger – Fram -Mrs McGregor Canny Girl queen – Lakeland Jan -Da Look – Sugar Ray -Plan B -Jacob McClink – Aspire -Washington -Blueboy -Blueband -Chinook -Eden Rossi -Eden Rocco -Eden Rouge – Kaiser Sosa -Capetown -Full House – Flash Dance -Thorn Music -Kinniside Joe -Kinniside Nell -Kinniside Jess.

ONW 1 McCoy 10 Ran Only one finished Time 20.56.

Also Ran  Adventure – Thorn Dollar -Foxparke Babushka – Dan’s Lad – Speed On -Wanted -Sultan – Sweet Harmony- Jazz Lyric.

Seniors 1 Try Again 2 Daisy Dream 3 Jenny’s Delight 4 Huntsman’s Kraka 5 Marlou 6 Tommy’s Legacy. 13 Ran Time 27.31.

Pups 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Overwater Roger 3 Miterdale Copper 4  Miterdale Rusty 5 Quiet Otter 6 Foxparke Fandango. 16 Ran Time 16.19.

Also Ran. Apollo – Manna -Whistling Beauty -Kenmore – Foxparke Mamma Mary -Foxparke Rosie Lee -Foxparke Honky Tonk -Foxparke Homeward Dude -Ronnie’s Rascal -Yorkshire Lad.

OM 1 Huntsman’s Jenny 2 What Look 3 Explore 4 Overwater Jack 5 Yogi Bear 6 Foxparke So Be It . 35 Ran Time 17.05.

Also Ran. Miterdale Proper -Miterdale Prim – Miterdale Princess – Pip’s Lad -Jade’s Jem -Sental -High Style -Maybe -Out Of The Blue -Quiet Siskin -Valhalla -Langdale Jack – Songbird – Lady Anne – Is He It -Silver Belle – Bobby Dazzler – Cool Return – Cool Miracle -Foxparke Hallelujah -Foxparke Peggy Sue -Tempress- Come Home Alfie -Billy Whizz – Tiagress – Blackeyed Boy – Skidaddle – Mr Ant .

OR 1 Try Time 2 Paloma Faith 3 Mr Dec 4 Jenny’s Rose 5 Rooster 6 Huntsman’s Hope. 15 Ran Time 16.52.

Also Ran . Free Spirit – Dawn – Great Gable – Quiet Linnet – Casanova – Kerry More – Foxparke Artist- Razzle Dazzle – Celtic Ty .

Report; The last of the early season trails at Bower House saw two doubles one for the Jonty Moore kennel with Try Again and Try Time and The Glenridding Kennel with Huntsman’s Jenny and Jenny;s Aura.

All four hounds were winning for the first time this season and all recorded comfortable victories.

Try Again drove most if not all of the trail and although finishing reluctantly easily beat Daisy Dream with the enigmatic Jenny’s Delight in Third.

In the juniors and here second favourite Jenny’s Aura easily accounted for Overwater Roger followed by a brace of Miterdales’

And it was a similar story in the last two trails where the second favourite Huntsman’s Jenny easily accounted for favourite What Look and Paloma Faith had a trying time in the last.

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Marli 3 Persian Bay 4 JLS 5 Meadow Dixie 6 Venus.

16 Ran Time.27.10.

Pups 1 Liz. 2 Misha 3 Canny Mover 4 Just Mick 5 Margaret Rose 6 Larty Carty.28 Ran Time 18.01

All-In 1 Paloma Faith 2 Lady Bethan 3 Washington 4 Jazz Band 5 Two Tone 6 Westgate Rose . Time 17.44       Ran.

Report. Endure and Marli had a battle royal all the way round and the former puppy champion prevailed , but only just, last seasons puppy champ Persian Bay was back in third, this was Endure’s first championship win of the season after a promising pre season campaign.

It is a rare occurrence that at a well used venue you have a different winner for every trail , well!’  apart from Paloma Faith winning the last , every trail at the four meetings at Kirkbride went to a different hound and in tonight’s pup trail it was Les Reid’s Liz who raised the flag for the first time beating Misha , Canny Mover and Just Mick in a bunched finish.

As recorded Paloma Faith won the All-in comfortably from Lady Bethan, Washington and Jazz Band who finished together.

Seniors: 1 JLS 2 Jazz Singer 3 Persian Sky 4 Marli 5 Sambuca 6 Persian Bay. 16 Ran Time 28.34.

Also Ran : Persian Bay – Try Time -Cracking Mover -Cracking On – Persian Prince – Meadow Dixie -Fireman Sam -Remember Me -Santino – Arizona – Prudence.

Pups. 1 Canny Mover  2 Misha 3 Just Mick 4 General James 5 Liz 6 Margaret Rose. 27 Ran. Time 18.09.

Also Ran. Boston – Larty Carty =-Mylana -Phoenix – Jazz Lyric -Meadow Elsa -Foxparke Babushka – Adventure -Accolade -Queen -Singapore Sling – Black Russian -Breeze – Wanted – Step Up -Speed On – Just Mick. Sweet Harmony -Spring Rose -Sultan – Sunset Hope –

Open Maidens: 1 Willow Bay 2 Grange Music 3 Eden Rossi 4 Cracking Gold 5 Washington 6 Sunset Ridge 30 Ran Time . 18 01 .

Also  Ran . Persian Sun -Bonny -Jazz Band – Cracking Gold -Meadow Josie -Doll -McCoy -Trooper Thorn – Fram – Glenwood Mist – Bant’s Mist -Mrs McCgegor – Eden Rocco -Eden Rouge – Wyatt Earp Jacob McClink -Chinook -Stand By -Capetown -Rickman -Hunter’s Dale – Plan B -Summer Dance -Summer Rose -Hutton Molly.

All-In.  1 Paloma Faith 2 Try Again 3 Cartier 4 Believe 5 Lady Bethan 6 Artisan . 18 Ran Time. 17.22.

Also Ran : Another Bay -Persian Gold -Westgate Belle -Westgate Rose . Keystone -Carrick – Levitate -Razzle Dazzle – – Full House -Ben 10 -Two Tone – Hutton toyah –

Report’ The third of the Kirkbride meetings and the we have had ten different winners. Today the senior trail  went to runaway winner JLS who was never headed , he and Jazz Singer had a minutes lead at halfway and kept up their lead to the finish , Persian Sky proving best of the rest.

In the juniors Canny Mover just held on from Misha with the remaining ticketing hounds in close contention, the favourite Margaret Rose back in sixth but only beaten a couple of lengths (see Video )

Willow Bay just kept Grange Music at bay in the maidens and in similar fashion in the last Paloma Faith held off Try Again.

Poor ‘Tina’ came in for some stick when she caught the wrong hound – well you have my sympathy for as the old saying goes ‘it was s*** up’ .

Seniors 1 Overwater Arnie  2 Serenity 3 Daisy Dream 4 Tommy’s Legacy 5 Jenny’s Delight 6 Bewitched. 16 Ran Time. 28.22.

Also Ran  Cool Return . Jenny’s Choice -Huntsman’s Jewel -Huntsman’s Hope – Thorn Dancer -Free Spirit- Langdale Ranger -Discard -Cancellara – Night Vision.-

Pups. 1 Huntsman’s Loyal 2 Jenny’s Aura 3 Miterdale Copper 4 Foxparke Fandango 5 Quiet Otter 6 KInniside Nell . 22 Ran Time. 16.12.

Also Ran.

Open Maidens 1 What Look 2 Tiagress 3 Overwater Jack 4 Mickledore 5 Mr Ant 6 Explore .42 Ran Time 17.16.

Also Ran. Miterdale Prim -Miterdale Princess -Miterdale Proper -Cool Miracle – Bobby Dazzler -Sental – Songbird -Out Of The Blue -Whistling Beauty – Canny Girl -Tagget -Langdale Jack -Valhalla -High Style -Blueboy -Blueband -Lady Ann- Kenmore -Explore -Blackeyed Boy -My Way -Tempress – Come Home Alfie -Billy Whiz – Yogi Bear -Silver Belle -Foxparke So Be It = Foxparke Turbo – Foxparke Hallelujah – Foxparke Chaos -Aspire -Jade’s Jem -Pip’s Lad -Is He It – Skiddadle – Superstition.

Open Restricted 1 Thorn Dolly 2 Celtic Ty 3 Great Gable 4 Sugar Ray 5 Jenny’s Rose 6 Mr Dec.14 Ran Time 17.44

Also Ran. Tinkerbelle -Dawn -Kaiser Sosa -Lady Helen – Kerry more -Quiet Linnet -Dairy Lightning -Rooster.

Report: The senior trail and at half-way a rejuvenated Free Spirit was leading but , onto the finish and (on good authority) Daisy Dream and Overwater Arnie had a nice lead over Serenity. Arnie went on to win , his third of the season , and is starting to stamp his authority on the senior championship even at this early stage.

The juniors , and to coin a phrase ‘it’s a funny old game’ when the Overwater pair of Roger and Hally , winners of the last two trails at Bower were still unaccounted for until after the last trail and together with Yorkshire Lad they were re-united with their owners. The spoils went to the consistent Huntsman’s Loyal, who did his best to ‘ throw it away ‘ just holding on from his kennelmate Jenny’s Aura.

The Open Maidens and a one -two for the veterans when What Look got the better of Tiagress with another Overwater in third.

Onto the last and the leader tumbled at the dyke ( no idea what it was ) this left Thorn Dolly to win from Celtic Ty and Great Gable.